{"id":16431,"date":"2022-09-12T10:53:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T09:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/splatoon-3-has-best-ever-switch-game-launch-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2022-09-12T10:53:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T09:53:54","slug":"splatoon-3-has-best-ever-switch-game-launch-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/splatoon-3-has-best-ever-switch-game-launch-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon 3 has best ever Switch game launch in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\nSplatoon 3 has had a hugely successful launch in Japan, with the highest domestic sales for any Switch game in the first three days.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSince launching on Friday, the game has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.jp\/corporate\/release\/en\/2022\/220912.html\">sold 3.45m copies in Japan both physically and digitally<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIt proves how popular the game is in Nintendo&#8217;s home market and how important the Splatoon IP is, outselling even Animal Crossing: New Horizons which had the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/animal-crossing-new-horizons-is-japans-biggest-switch-release-ever\">previous best launch in Japan<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/splatoon-3-has-best-ever-switch-game-launch-in-japan\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. 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